The US Embassy in Israel will move to Beit-ul-Moqaddas by the end of 2019, US Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech to the Israeli Knesset on Monday that highlighted a policy shift that has stoked Palestinian anger and international concern.

US Vice President Mike Pence has sought to reassure Australia about the "historic alliance" between Washington and Canberra, following a spat between the two countries’ leaders over a refugee resettlement deal.

US Vice President Mike Pence has told European chiefs that President Donald Trump wants "real progress" among NATO allies to increase their defense spending towards the minimum criteria of two percent of their economic output by the end of the year.